Salzburg 1730 ducat Fr-849
This specimen was lot 30297 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Salzburg. Ducat, 1730. Leopold Anton Eleutherius von Firmian. NGC MS-65. A true and resounding Gem, this glistening example radiates with exceptional brilliance and a well centered and well executed strike. Some enchanting hints of golden-orange merely augment is dazzling character that much further. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck for the archbishop 1727-40. While scarce, it is more available that the issues of his predecessor, Franz Anton von Harrach (Fr-844).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-849; KM-323; Zoettl-2541.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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